Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-04

The Eastern mail yesterday only got ir
town at 2 o'clock, five hours late. The
obstruction was the bridge at Glenn under
twelve miles an hour. The train waf
stopped until it had been braced so as te
make travel across it safe. The East
bound train was detained at Melrose unit
the other passed.
WOODvILI1E NEWS.
From gentleman in town from Wood
vile, reporter yesterday received the
information that the right-of-way question
on the Montana Central there has beer
mainly disposed of to the sat atisfaction o.
the mining claimants, but not OF those
who had built on mining claims. The
Nellie Kinman absorbed a building for John
Floyd for $4OO and the owner of the claim
collected that for the building.
SOME CLAIM JUMPING
is going on at Woodville. Since the Nellie
Kinman got away with damages Others
are locating with view to hold the build
ings on the ground. The railroad, accord
! ng to our informant, haze settled no claim
- thsk g +h7 Nellie Kinman in Jefferson
cQNMT Irst or the list and hae
bs Settled oh zee or four days. The
Mo5xaa Gem. efforts have beer
ats.sa d there A e NorrshESp pg%iit gs%eiic ana
they have effectually done so. They con
ceded everything the claimants OF the
above property made.
THE UTAH NORTHERN.
There were three washouts on the Utah
& Northern yesterday, which delayed
trains considerably. One at Market Lake
was very bad. Snake River wss out of its
banks, and it took one thousand sacks o
sand to keep the road bed safe. There
we're washouts at Big Hol' and at Feely
They are all fixed, however. From Gen
eral Agent Baldwin it was learned that th'
principal trouble experienced by the roac
yesterday was at the Big Hole bridge. Th'
river under it was running at the rate o
twelve miles an hour, and the bridge hat
to be loaded down with iron. Two engines
were at work there.
CABLES WERE FASTENED
to the bridge and made fast to supports
on both sides of the river with a view tt
holding it firm. There was trouble e1
perienced in Big Hole Canyon by the waite
washing the ballast out of the track
Stone ballast was put in, and everything
is safe so far. Mr.. Baldwin had q telegram
E. O. Mann, chief train dispatcher at Pc
catello, that the road is all clear. Wha
added to the other inconveniences yester
day was that
WIRES WERE ALL GROUNDED.
The trouble is over for the present, but tn
water is still high and there is no tellin
where it will reach. One thing consolin
about the situation is that the weak spot
are known and have been fixed at once bt
fore they had time to assume serious pre-
| portions. The force at work have tn
| water under control at present, and II
continues cold as it was yesterday tn
water will have chance to run of, SO tina
/ unpleasant as the change in the weather
| it is not an unmixed evil since it checks tn
thaw.
| GEN. ANDERSON At THE TUNNEL.
General Anderson, chief engineer an
Vice-President of the Northern Pacific.
at the Mullan Tunnel considering the prt
priety OF relaying the switchback. It onl
involves couple of miles track-laying an
should be ready to run over in three G
four days. Practical men at the M'llla
Tnnnel say that it is all guess work to a
tempt any estimate of the amount OF wor
| to be done or the time it will involve t
make that passable for trains. 1t il col
jectured by some that the cave-in ma
reach to the surface over the tunnel i
which case weeks would have to elapse el
the work is completed.
| REWARD OFFERED.
All agents of the Utah & Northern raj
road were yesterday required by Super
intendent Bleckensdefer to bulletin th
following notice: "A reward of $500 wi
he paid for the arrest and conviction Of tn
party or parties who put a rail across th
track between Buxton and Silver Bow o
the afternoon or evening of May 31st. Th
timely discovery of the obstruction pr
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